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Shore Plants and Seagrasses

Shore plants

The fringe of land above the intertidal zone but below coastal forests is occupied by a diverse array of shore plants. Shore plants are flowering plants that have adapted to salt exposure intolerable to most other vascular species. The different types and communities of shore plants the reader encounters will depend on geography and habitat. Habitats differ in exposure to wind, salty spray and substrate, with the major types including: rocky shores and headlands, shingle beaches of large cobble or gravel, sandy beaches and fine-grained tidal marshes. Here we present five relatively common representative species found along our coastal shores.

Cakile edentula (sea rocket) p. 40

Fragaria chiloensis (coastal strawberry) p. 41

Glehnia littoralis (beach carrot) p. 42

Lathyrus japonicus (beach pea) p. 43

Sarcocornia pacifica (pickleweed) p. 44

Cakile edentula and other shore plants along Carmel Beach, CA.